Piglets supply not great, but sales are failing

It will be another tough week for the piglet market. The market has been in a downward spiral for some time now, and this week is no different. Exports are currently going well and according to traders, piglets are more difficult to place this week than last week. The range is not overly large, but it is difficult to sell.

This results in a further reduction of the DCA BestPigletPrice. The price drops by €3 to €33 per piglet, marking the seventh consecutive weekly decline. The quotation is only €5 above the level at the beginning of the year; then the market started to revive somewhat as market conditions improved.

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German and Danish prices fall sharply
The piglet price is not only falling in the Netherlands, the German VEZG quotation is also declining sharply this week. The price there drops by as much as €6 to €36 per piglet. The market there is under the spell of the African swine fever (ASF) that has reached the pig herd. However, according to German advocacy group ISN, there is no reason to panic because the infections fall within current restriction zones and the companies have been cleared immediately.

The Danish piglet price also suffers again and drops by €6,80 to €40,30 per piglet. The prices of the different countries have come closer together in recent times.